David Felmley Presidential Papers, 1857-2005 | Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

By Jenna Self

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Collection Overview

Title: David Felmley Presidential Papers, 1857-2005

Predominant Dates:1901-1930

ID: PO/IAI20XX_15

Primary Creator: Felmley, David

Extent: 3.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The David Felmley Presidential Papers collection is arranged into eight series by content and type of materials. These materials include correspondence, reports, budget information, publications, salaries, and committees.

Subjects: College presidents - Illinois - Normal., Felmley, David, 1857-1930, Felmley, David, 1857-1930 - Correspondence., Illinois State Normal University - Presidents., Universities and colleges - Illinois - Normal.

Languages: English

Abstract

The David Felmley Presidential Papers holds materials of ISNU's sixth president. The collection contains correspondence, governance information, reports, committee materials, legislation, and photographs.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Series I: Correspondence, 1891, 1901-1929 holds incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Series II: Governance, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916-1919, 1922-1923, 1927-1931 contains materials on the governing boards of ISNU including the Board of Education, American Association of Teachers Colleges, National Council of Normal School Presidents and Principals, and the North Central Council of State Normal School Presidents.

Series III: Business Affairs, 1900-1905, 1907-1908, 1913-1916, 1918-1922, 1925-1929, 1932 includes budget materials, checks, legislation information, requisitions, and university buildings information.

Series IV: Academic Affairs, 1912, 1918-1920, 1923, 1928-1929 holds reports and faculty staff information.

Series V: Student Affairs, 1902-1905, 1913-1936 contains attendance reports and legislation.

Series VI: President's Office, 1857-1931, 1997, 2000, 2005 includes committee materials, reports, publications, petitions, simplified spelling information, speeches, and World War I information.

Series VII: Photographs, 1917 holds photographs.

Series VIII: Memorabilia, c. 1900 contains David Felmley's presidential portrait.

Collection Historical Note

David Felmley was the sixth president of ISNU and is ISNU's longest serving president. He served for thirty years from 1900-1930. Felmley was born in New Jersey but grew up in Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. He was the superintendent of schools in Carrollton, Illinois before joining ISNU as the mathematics professor. In 1900, Felmley succeeded Arnold Tompkins as president. Felmley was the first president to be democratic in his administration of campus. Felmley believed that everyone deserved a high school education and that teachers colleges were the institutions to provide that education. It was because of Felmley's campaign to convert the normal schools into four-year baccalaureate institutions that in 1907 ISNU became a baccalaureate institution. Felmley was also a proponent of simplified spelling in which the silent "e" and unpronounced double letters were removed. Felmley's presidency saw the construction of the Manual Arts building (Edwards), Metcalf (Moulton), Fell Hall, McCormick Gymnasium, and the Felmley Hall of Science which was named for him. Felmley resigned from the presidency due to health issues.

Biographical Note

Served as the university's 6th president, 1900-1930.

Subject/Index Terms

College presidents - Illinois - Normal.
Felmley, David, 1857-1930
Felmley, David, 1857-1930 - Correspondence.
Illinois State Normal University - Presidents.
Universities and colleges - Illinois - Normal.

Administrative Information

Repository: Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

Access Restrictions: The entire collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions: Materials held within the Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives are protected by copyright Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Acquisition Method: These materials were transferred to the University Archives after the year 2000. The exact year of transfer is not known. They were inventoried as part of the larger University Archives collection in 2011.

Preferred Citation: David Felmley Presidential Papers, Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

Processing Information: Materials were refoldered into acid free folders and reboxed into archival boxes. Metal paper clips were removed and replaced by plastic paper clips. Processed by Jenna Self in summer 2013.

Other URL: https://library.illinoisstate.edu/collections/presidential-history/

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I: Correspondence, 1891, 1901-1929.],
[Series II: Governance, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916-1919, 1922-1923, 1927-1931.],
[Series III: Business Affairs, 1900-1905, 1907-1908, 1913-1916, 1918-1922, 1925-1929, 1932.],
[Series IV: Academic Affairs, 1912, 1918-1920, 1923, 1928-1929.],
[Series V: Student Affairs, 1902-1905, 1913-1936.],
[Series VI: President's Office, 1857-1931, 1997, 2000, 2005.],
[Series VII: Photographs, 1917.],
[Series VIII: Memorabilia, c. 1900.],
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Series I: Correspondence, 1891, 1901-1929.

Series I contains incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Sub-Series 1: Incoming, 1901-1927, 1929.

Box 1

Folder 1: Alleusworth, B.C., 1910, 1914.
Folder 2: Bagley, Walter C., 1907, 1910, 1912-1913, 1917, 1922.
Folder 3: Bangs, J.E., 1906.
Folder 4: Barton, H.J., 1913-1914.
Folder 5: Bayliss, Alfred, 1905-1910.
Folder 6-9: Blair, Francis G., 1906-1908, 1910-1918, 1920-1926.
Folder 10: Brown, E.O., 1927.
Folder 11: Brown, H.A., 1920.
Folder 12: Brown, Stanley, 1906-1911, 1913-1927.
Folder 13: Buckingham, B.R., 1918-1919, 1921.
Folder 13A: Edward F. Dunne, 1913-1916.
Folder 14: Capen, Charles L., 1910, 1915-1916.
Folder 15: Carney, Mabel, 1914, 1919.
Folder 16: Carter, Joseph, 1901, 1914.
Folder 17: Cary, C.R., 1910, 1918.
Folder 18: Coffman, L.D., 1914.
Folder 19: Cook, John W., 1901, 1903, 1906-1919.
Folder 20: Cooke, Forrest F., 1910.
Folder 21: Coulter, John G., 1906-1907, 1909-1910, 1912, 1914, 1916.
Folder 22: Coulter, Mrs. J.G., undated.
Folder 22A: Courtright, J.S., 1927.
Folder 22B: Dake, Hattie C., undated.
Folder 23: Davis, J.A., 1906.
Folder 24: Dayton, Elsie M., 1907.
Folder 25: Dee, Katherine, 1905.
Folder 26: DeGarmo, Charles, 1913-1914.
Folder 27: Dexter, Edwin G., 1906.
Folder 28: Diefenbach, Joseph, 1906.
Folder 29: Dikis, Houri, 1906.
Folder 30: Dixon, Herbert, 1905-1906, 1908.
Folder 31: Dollarhide, H., 1907-1908.
Folder 32: Donald, F.C., 1906-1907.
Folder 33: Donnelly, C.A., 1907.
Folder 34: Downing, Elva, 1907.
Folder 35: Drees, Charles, 1905.
Folder 36: Dubois, C.O., 1906, 1910.
Folder 37: Dysart, J.W., 1905.
Folder 38: Dyson, Howard F., 1907.
Folder 39: Earnest, W.W., 1910.
Folder 40: Edmunds, Mary P., 1905-1906.
Folder 41: Edmunston, Eliza, 1906.
Folder 42: Ellis, L.D., 1906-1907.
Folder 43: Elson, W.H., 1905.
Folder 44: Etling, Ella, 1905.
Folder 45: Farley, A.A., 1906.
Folder 46: Finfrock, P.H., 1905.
Folder 47: Freeman, Joseph H., 1907.
Folder 48: Fry, Myrtle, 1906.
Folder 49: Gano, Laura, 1906.
Folder 50: Gastman, E.A., 1902-1903, 1905-1907.
Folder 51: Giblin, Mary, 1914.
Folder 52: Glass, D.H., 1907.
Folder 53: Goding, J.A., 1906.
Folder 54: Golden, J.R., 1906-1907.
Folder 55: Graff, Mamie, 1906.
Folder 56: Griffith, Mabel Frances, 1907.
Folder 57: Haas, R., 1908-1909.
Folder 58: Hahn, Jean M., 1908.
Folder 59: Hall, Mattie, 1905.
Folder 60: Halsey, R.H., 1902, 1905-1906.
Folder 61: Hamiluie, W.H., 1906-1907.
Folder 62: Hanna, John Calvin, 1914, 1916, 1923.
Folder 63: Harrington, John, 1907.
Folder 64: Hart, Besse G., undated.
Folder 65: Hoffman, U.J., 1906, 1908.
Folder 66: Hutton, James S., 1908.
Folder 67: Jackson, M.M., 1907.
Folder 68: James, Edmund J., 1906, 1910, 1913-1914.
Folder 69: Keith, John A., 1906-1921, 1926.
Folder 70: Kimbrough, E.R.E., 1910.
Folder 71: Kirk, John R., 1905-1908, 1910, 1913.
Folder 72: Learned, William S., 1916, 1919-1920.
Folder 73: Lewton, W.W., 1924-1925.
Folder 74: Linn, M.G., 1913.
Folder 75: Lord, L.C., 1904-1910, 1912-1916, 1918-1922, 1924-1926.
Folder 76: Maxwell, G.E., 1907-1908, 1912-1913, 1918-1919.
Folder 77: McCullough, J.S., 1906, 1908.
Folder 78: McIntosh, Charles, 1924.
Folder 79: McMurry, C.A., 1910, 1914.
Folder 80-81: Miscellaneous, 1901-1902, 1904-1918, 1920, 1922, 1924-1926, 1929.
Folder 82: Morgan, W.P., 1913-1916, 1918, 1920-1921, 1923-1925.
Folder 83: Murphy, S., 1908-1909.
Folder 84: Paine, H.G., 1913-1914, 1917-1918.
Folder 85: Parkinson, D.B., 1910.
Folder 86: Parson, S.F., 1914, 1922.
Folder 87: Schroeder, H.H., 1929.
Folder 88: Scott, Charles P.G., 1906, 1908-1910, 1912-1914.
Folder 89: Seerley, H.H., 1905, 1907-1912, 1916, 1919, 1922-1923.

Box 2

Folder 90: Shepardson, Francis W., 1917-1920.
Folder 91: Shryock, H.W., 1913-1916, 1918, 1920.
Folder 92: Sims, J.F., 1920.
Folder 93: Stanley, Anne A., 1914.
Folder 94: Stitt, Frank B., 1910.
Folder 95: Swift, H.J., 1913-1914, 1923.
Folder 96: Thompson, J.C., 1906, 1908.
Folder 97: Tinney, C.M., 1904-1907.
Folder 98: Trego, S.H., 1910.
Folder 98A: Turner, E.A., 1929.
Folder 99: Walker, P.R., 1906, 1908-1913.
Folder 99a: Whiteside, Frank A., 1921.
Folder 100: Whittenberg, A.L., 1919-1920.
Folder 100A: Winfield, Scott, 1929.
Folder 101: Young, Ella Flag, 1902, 1905-1913.

Sub-Series 2: Outgoing, 1891, 1905-1929.

Box 2

Folder 102: Bagley, Walter C., 1907, 1918.
Folder 103: Bangs, J.E., 1906.
Folder 104: Bayliss, Alfred, 1905-1907.
Folder 105-106: Blair, Francis G., 1906-1908, 1911-1927.
Folder 107: Brown, H.A., 1924.
Folder 108: Brown, E.O., 1927.
Folder 109: Brown, Stanley, 1906-1910, 1913-1926.
Folder 110: Buckingham, B.R., 1919, 1921.
Folder 111: Capen, Charles L., 1906, 1908, 1910, 1914-1916.
Folder 112: Cook, John W., 1907-1908, 1913-1916, 1919.
Folder 113: Cooke, Forrest F., 1910.
Folder 114: Coulter, John G., 1906, 1909-1910, 1912.
Folder 115: Coulter, Mrs. John G., 1927.
Folder 116: Danforth, C.C., 1909.
Folder 117: Davis, J.A., 1906.
Folder 118: Davis, Margery W., 1909.
Folder 119: Dayton, Elsie M., 1907.
Folder 120: Dee, Katherine, 1905.
Folder 121: Dexter, Edwin G., 1905.
Folder 122: Diefenbach, Joseph, 1906.
Folder 123: Dikis, Houri, 1906.
Folder 124: Dixon, Herbert, 1906.
Folder 125: Dollarhide, H., 1907-1908.
Folder 126: Donald, F.C., 1906-1907.
Folder 127: Downing, Elva, 1907.
Folder 128: Drees, Charles, 1905.
Folder 129: Dysart, J.W., 1905.
Folder 130: Edmunds, Mary P., 1905.
Folder 131: Edmunston, Eliza, 1906.
Folder 132: Elson, W.H., 1905.
Folder 133: Esbjorn, C.L., 1913-1914.
Folder 134: Etling, Ella, 1905.
Folder 135: Farley, A.A., 1906.
Folder 136: Finfrock, P.H., 1905.
Folder 137: Freeman, Joseph H., 1905, 1907.
Folder 138: Fry, Myrtle, 1906.
Folder 139: Gano, Laura, 1906.
Folder 140: Gastman, E.A., 1905-1907.
Folder 141: Giblin, Mary, 1915.
Folder 142: Glass, D.H., 1907.
Folder 143: Goding, J.A., 1906.
Folder 144: Golden, J.R., 1906.
Folder 145: Graff, Mamie, 1906.
Folder 146: Griffith, Mabel Frances, 1907.
Folder 147: Haas, R., 1908-1909.
Folder 148: Hahn, Jean M., 1908.
Folder 149: Hall, Mattie, 1905.
Folder 150: Halsey, R.H., 1905-1907.
Folder 151: Hanna, John Calvin, 1923.
Folder 152: Hart, Besse G., 1906.
Folder 153: Jackson, M.M., 1907.
Folder 154: James, Edmund J., 1910, 1914.
Folder 154A: Jones, John O., 1927.
Folder 155: Joseph, Anna, 1906.
Folder 156: Keith, John A., 1905-1906, 1909, 1913-1914, 1916, 1921.
Folder 157: Kirk, John R., 1905-1906, 1920, 1923.
Folder 158: Learned, William S., 1916, 1920.
Folder 159: Lewton, W.W., 1924-1925.
Folder 160: Linn, M.G., 1912, 1914.
Folder 161: Lord, L.C., 1905-1907, 1910, 1915-1916, 1918-1926.
Folder 162: Manny, Walter I., 1914.
Folder 163: Maxwell, G.E., 1907-1908, 1919, 1922-1923.
Folder 164: McCullough, J.S., 1906.
Folder 165: McIntosh, Charles, 1924.
Folder 166: Miscellaneous, 1891, 1905-1911, 1914, 1916-1921, 1924, 1926-1929.
Folder 167: Morgan, W.P., 1924, 1928.
Folder 168: Paine, H.G., 1913.
Folder 169: Parson, S.F., 1922.
Folder 170: Scott, Charles P.G., 1913-1914.
Folder 171: Seerley, H.H., 1905-1906, 1910, 1923.
Folder 172: Shepardson, Francis W., 1917-1921.
Folder 173: Shryock, H.W., 1921.
Folder 174: Tinney, C.M., 1905-1907.
Folder 175: Vaile, E.O., 1910, 1914.
Folder 176: Walker, P.R., 1909-1913.
Folder 176A: War Department, 1909.
Folder 177: Whiteside, Frank A., 1921.
Folder 177A: Winfield, Scott, 1929.
Folder 177B: Young, Ella Flag, 1906-1911.